Special Q & A with Ed Bicknell - DISCUSSION THREAD

[Robson]

The last DS tour could have been one big escape for MK.

[rmarques821]

MK had said in recent interviews, that he was running away from home as he was getting divorced and it was being quite bad, I know Ed doesn't get into that details but if it's that, as long as MK himself has mentioned it, maybe he can confirm?

When did MK say that?

Interview with Swedish racing guy, somewhere between 2007 - 2009. It's on YT.

[Love Expresso]

He says that he had a good relationship with the same "girl" (Kitty) for 15 years and that she had a very stabilizing effect on him and that he often wondered if before he hadn't used touring as an excuse to run away. So this statement was not excactly related to his divorce but was more generally speaking.

LE

[rmarques821]

He says that he had a good relationship with the same "girl" (Kitty) for 15 years and that she had a very stabilizing effect on him and that he often wondered if before he hadn't used touring as an excuse to run away. So this statement was not excactly related to his divorce but was more generally speaking.

LE

I think we can safely deduce he was referring to the OES tour.

[Love Expresso]

Yes maybe, but wayaman's post stated it as a fact in the way he wrote it and that's exactly what we should have learned to avoid by now. 

LE

[wayaman]

Yes maybe, but wayaman's post stated it as a fact in the way he wrote it and that's exactly what we should have learned to avoid by now. 

LE

I remember he said it in one or two or maybe more interviews but can't remember in which as I'm talking of memory about things I've been reading or listening during all these years, can't point to any specific interview to check, sorry, don't have them saved by themes.

[SG]

In the ragpicker's dream documentary, he talks about DS's long tours.
around 15 minutes

[stratmad]

He says that he had a good relationship with the same "girl" (Kitty) for 15 years and that she had a very stabilizing effect on him and that he often wondered if before he hadn't used touring as an excuse to run away. So this statement was not excactly related to his divorce but was more generally speaking.

LE

I think we can safely deduce he was referring to the OES tour.

That was in the KTGC documentary.

[Love Expresso]

No it wasn't. It was the documentary with that Swedish guy. I watched it and checked before posting.

LE

[stratmad]

No it wasn't. It was the documentary with that Swedish guy. I watched it and checked before posting.

LE

Sorry, you're right, it's not it the KGTC documentary. Could you post a link to the Swedish thing?

[Love Expresso]

You can find it on YouTube with "Mark Knopfler interview in Swedish TV", two parts.

LE

[Robson]

"There is one obvious one nobody has asked and several others I’d expected.

Ed, you can't leave it like this. We want to know!

[Robson]

ED:

Amongst others he turned down The Last Emperor, A River Runs Through It, Legend, Maverick, Thelma and Louise, Last of The Mohicans, Anal Stories  …The Sequel starring Rocco Sifreddi’s botty.


Yes. LH. "The Way She Always Farts” inspired by one of M’s girlfriends who liked turnips .
M and I tried to get the great Roy Orbison to do that but it didn't work out.


Amazing news from Ed

[dustyvalentino]

It's all been great but today's post on Van Morrison might be the very best so far, pure GOLD, thank you Ed!

[elendiel]

Cannot agree more! Thank you very much for your dedicated, informative and hilarious answer!